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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1912

Page

10

Cotton Ginning Reports Show Over Ten Million Bales Ginned

The census bureau reports 10,291,431 bales ginned by November 14, 1912, a 72.1 percent completion of the season. compares with 11,313,236 bales last year and 9,595,809 bales in 1908 by that date. Sea Island bales total 41,321, with state-by-state ginnings, noting larger crops in prior years. In New York dry goods market, prices stiff, silk auction fair. worsted yarns sold for March 1913 deliveries.

Washington Census Bureau Sea Island New York P. C. Texas Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Oklahoma South Carolina Ely Tennessee Georgialina

Port lists of ships arriving and sailing at Galveston

Galveston reports arrivals and clearances of steamers Ernesto Glasgow via Cuba Ogeechee New York and other ships. Vessels sailing include F J Luckenbach Tampa Ramon de Larrinaga Manchester City of Mexico Vera Cruz Tampico Strathway Havre Denver and more with several boats listed as proceeding to European or Mexican ports.

Galveston Tex Ernesto Span Glasgow Cuba Ogeechee New York Bowden Port Simon Traveller Liverpool Dalton Havre Norfolk Reliance Bremen Arab Istrar Newport News F. J. Luckenbach Tampa Ramon de Larrinaga Manchester City of Mexico Nor Vera Cruz Tampico Strathway Denver

Port records show cotton receipts exceed two million bales

Galveston Texas November 21 1912 cotton receipts at this port for the season opening September 1 climbed to 2 020 695 bales with 25 871 bales added today. It is the earliest date on record to reach two million and excludes Texas City receipts.

Galveston Tex Texas City

Dairy and Poultry Quotations From Chicago and Kansas City Markets

Quotations show butter firm in Chicago with creamery at 29 to 34 percent, eggs steady with receipts 3669 cases, cheese steady with various brands listed, and potatoes steady with Wisconsin and Michigan prices. Poultry in Chicago: turkeys 11 cents, chickens 10 to 10 1/2 cents, springs 10 1/2 cents. veal 14 cents. Kansas City quotes butter at 32 cents, creamery firsts 30 to 49 cents, poultry hens 9 1/2 cents, springs 11 to 13 cents, young turkeys 15 to 16 cents.

Chicago Wisconsin Michigan Kansas City

Market Quotations from St Louis Poultry Firm and Creamery

Quotations were as follows today Poultry firm Chickens 9 l c springs 12c turkeys l ec ducks 13c geese ic Ritter creamery 29 34 c Eggs 26c.

ST. Louis Springs Ritter

New York Produce Egg Market Slips Moderately

New York November 21 eggs were weak with no change in price as receipts reached 4869 cases. Trade showed tentative demand amid steady market signals.

New York

Real estate transfers show numerous city lots and parcels traded

Listings record transfers from November 1912 to October 1912 across West Laurel Heights Marlborough Place Knob Hill and other blocks including Tobin Hill and West End. Transactions involve buyers George N Witting H H Shelton M L Seymour and W Lipscomb among others with prices from 20 to 6700 dollars for various lots and undeveloped tracts.

George N. Witting H. H. Shelton West Side Howard Street Tobin Hill A. M. Halliday Isabel Flores Trevino New City Anna Juenger Leopoldine Trojan Barrie Street G. F. Blesse O. W. Cliett W. E. Tuttle West Laurel Heights G. F. Like C. W. Cliett Lula G. Smith Mary F. B. Gillett John Humphries L. E. Barnes Heed Marlborough Place M. L. Seymour Gilbert H. Scholl New City Block Steve Jackson Cornelius Driess Lynnwood Martinez Creek SL. Stewart E. F. Matheney T. A. Yantis Leonard Brown J. L. Hill Laurel Heights Terrace W. T. Goode A. A. Wendel Knob Hill A . A. Meen Ore Wendel Knob B. Leonard C. EK LaTwin Cloudcroft Terrace Rosa Dela Englewood Aoe

Weather Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas

Forecast issued by the Weather Bureau on Thursday November 21, 1912. For San Antonio and vicinity: fair and colder tonight and Friday. For East Texas: tonight fair and colder with frost in the northwest portion. Friday: fair and colder overall.

San Antonio East Texas

Movement of Wool and Mohair in Early Market

Prominent exporter notes general movement of wool and mohair in the local market with expectations of broader distribution next week. A tariff revision under consideration by Congress may depress prices, but Isador Strauss of A Cohen & Co. says free imports will not cause a severe drop. Manufacturers have contracted much of the season and remain active. Leather and sugar price comparisons are cited to illustrate tariff effects.

Wilson Congress Isador Strauss A. Cohen & Co Strauss United States Mexico

Wholesale Prices for Poultry and Groceries Listed

Retailers are shown a wide price list across poultry meats butter eggs and produce. Large hens five dollars to five sixty per dozen medium hens four fifty to six per dozen fryers three fifty to four, broilers two fifty to three per dozen. California Valencias oranges three twenty five to four box and many other fruits vegetables nuts and canned goods with varied per unit or per case pricing.

Colorado Texas California South Texas Maxwell House Illinois Iowa

Oklahoma Steers at Fort Worth Bring 7.75 Top Beef Price

Cattle supplies large at Fort Worth with 4500 cattle and 1500 calves. Best beef steers from Oklahoma sold at 7.75, among the year's top prices. Stocker and feeder demand steady. cows, heifers and bulls weaker. Hogs total 1760 head, top 8.05, bulk 7.76 to 8.00. Lambs steady at 6.35. calves active at 4.00 to 6.00.

Fort Worth Tex Oklahoma

Rainy Sale Lively at Union Stock Yards Market

Buyers stood out in drizzle and purchased cattle as receipts stayed moderate. Cows 4.25, calves 4.75, hogs 7.60. no sheep or goats offered. Rain improves prospects for stockmen. grass and weeds need moisture, and rainy spell may spur movement of grass fed stock for a week.

Union Stock Yards San Antonio Weather Bureau Here Hull

Chicago market summary on cattle hogs and sheep prices

Chicago today reached receipts of 8000 cattle 26000 hogs and 22000 sheep. Cattle bids ranged from 3.75 to 17.35 with Reeves and Texas steers among the notable lots. Hogs showed slow weak demand with light 7.40 to 7.90 and bulk 7.70 to 7.90. Sheep market held steady with native and western flocks quoted from 3.40 to 7.50 for various categories.

Argentine weather shifts wheat, corn and oats. markets close steady

Chicago traders saw wheat turn bearish on better Argentine weather with May futures slipping to around 90% cents before some rebound. Corn rose on light offerings while oats strengthened on sympathy. first sales showed mixed results. Provisions lagged with pork and ribs trading around $19.40 and $10.35 respectively. overall, May futures closed nearly steady after a nervous session.

Chicago

Market quotes for pork lard and ribs with monthly figures

The table shows open high low close prices for pork products and lard with monthly entries for January May and November. Figures include percent changes and ranges across contracts with values like 19.40 19.52 and 11.35 11.27 for lard and 10.35 10.87 for ribs.

Grain price table shows varied wheat and oats quotes

Cash grain prices list Wheat No 2 red 1.00 1.03 No 2 hard 84 86 cookie No 1 northern 84 and No 2 northern 82 84c No 2 spring 82 84c velvet chaff 75 85c durum 80 88c Oats No 2 301g No 2 white 344% 85c standard 32% 33% c

Chicago

Market grain quotes for wheat corn and oats

Cash wheat prices include No 2 hard 80 8b6c No 3 80 82c No 2 red 96 99c No 3 90% 97 lec. Corn shows No 2 mixed 4814 44c No 3 42 ec No 2 white 45 46c No 8 44c. Oats No 2 white 82% 338%c No 2 mixed 32 %c. Futures show December wheat 78% c May 8446 %c July 81%c. Corn December 43% %c May 44% 48c July 45%c. Oats December 82%c May 33% %c.

Kansas City

Kansas City Market Receipts and Prices Report

Kansas City cattle receipts 56000 with native steers 6.50 to 10.85, southern steers 4.25 to 7.25, cows and heifers 3.65 to 6.00. Hogs receipts 12000, prices 6.25 to 7.90. Sheep receipts 6000, muttons 3.75 to 5.00, lambs 6.00 to 7.50, range ewes 3.00 to 4.00.

Grain price report with bid prices and futures

Cash wheat quotes show No. 2 red 98 cents to 1.01, No. 2 hard 84 to 86 cents. Corn No. 2 46 to 47 cents, No. 2 white 47 cents. Oats No. 2 32 to 38 cents. Wheat futures firm December 85 to 86 cents, May 91 cents. Oats steady with December 8 cents, May around $2.00.

ST. Louis

Cattle and Hogs Steady as Receipts Hit City Market

In St Louis on November 21 receipts for cattle reached 6000 with 700 Texa s and market deemed steady. Native beef steers sell from 5.50 to 11.00, Texas Oklahoma steers 5.00 to 7.40, cows and heifers 3.26 to 6.00, calves in carload lots 5.00 to 6.50. Hog arrivals totaled 9000 with steady market. pigs and lights 6.75 to 7.90, mixed and butchers 7.65 to 7.95, good heavy 7.85 to 7.96. Sheep receipts 4500 and market steady. native muttons 4.00 to 4.25, lambs 5.60 to 7.26.

ST. Louis Texas Oklahoma

Cotton seed product prices quoted in Memphis

Prime basis oil sold in Memphis at 5.10 to 5.14 per unit while meal brings 24.50 to 24.75 and linters at 3 percent in the daily market report from November 21.

Memphis Tenn

Paris Money Markets Reported Rates and Exchange

Paris on November 21 shows three per cent rentes at 9f 90c for the account. Exchange on London stands at 25f 23% for checks with a private discount rate of 3 percent.

Paris London

Cotton seed oil futures closed firm on varied bids

New York price activity shows spot at 6.20 to 6.30 and active trading through December to May with numerous lots sold. December and January contracts appear at mixed bids around 6.15 to 6.49, totaling 16 500 units across all months.

New York

Bank of England Handles Large Gold Transfers

London reports bullion movements with 238000 pounds taken into the Bank of England and 2650 000 pounds withdrawn for shipment to Egypt yesterday.

London Bank of England Egypt

Automobile Licenses and Centenary Plans Featured

Licenses No 2984-O to Farnsworth 212 East Nueva street No 2985-J to Calhoun 206 West Magnolia avenue 2986-A to Fischer Schertz Tex 2987-Mary E Peck 903 North Olive St Preparations for the centenary birth of Sir Isaac Pitman next January in London Manchester and New York with Dr Woodrow Wilson Mr Carnegie and the lord mayor on the committee seek broad support for commemorating Pitman inventor of the widely used shorthand system.

O. M. Farnsworth East Nueva Street J. M. Calhoun West Magnolia,avenue A. D. Fischer Schertz, Tex Mary E. Peck North Olive St Sir Isaac Pitman London Manchester New York Woodrow Wilson Carnegie

Wool Market Steady In St Louis Trade

Wool prices held steady in St Louis with mediums at 23 to 26 cents, light fine 19 2 to 19 6 cents, heavy fine 18 to 18 8 cents, tub washed 27 to 38 6 cents.

ST. Louis

Cotton Prices Hit New Season High In Late Trading

New York opened firm gaining 18 to 15 points on covers and bull support fueled by revised committee news and strong southern crop reports. The census tally at 10,291,431 bales to November 14 supported gains though late afternoon activity cooled, December and January reaching new season highs before easing to 13 to 15 points net higher for later deliveries.

New York Revision Committee Census Bureau

Cotton futures open firm in New York with varied months

Cotton futures in New York opened firm with December at 12.20 and July through June futures around 12.26 to 12.36. The market closed steady with irregular daily highs and lows across contracts noted for the session.

New York Coos Soese Seens

New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady Amid Mixed Ginning Data

The New Orleans market opened with steady to slight gains as good cables and bull support offset higher Texas ginning figures. Census data showing 10,291,431 bales ginned by Nov 14 tempered bearish talk, while noon prices held 6 to 7 points above yesterday's close despite continued bearish forecasts.

New Orleans Texas

New Orleans Cotton Futures Open Steady in Late November

Cotton futures opened steady with November at 12.37 39, December 12.40, January 12.37 38, March 12.46, May 12.55 56, and July 12.65 67. The market closed steady with a net decline of 2 to 4 points.

New Orleans

Liverpool Cotton Quiet and Firm with 7000 Bales Sold

Spot cotton in Liverpool closes steady with American mids at 7.464 pence and various grades listed. Sales reach 7000 bales, 6000 American, including 500 for speculation and export. Receipts total 27,000 bales, with 17,800 of the imports recorded.

Liverpool

Futures drift steady in Liverpool open close

Futures in Liverpool opened quiet and finished steady with quotes across months from November 6.80d to October-November 6.25d. The structure shows gradual declines across the forward curve with small spreads between nearby contracts.

Leading Spot Markets Report Across U S Ports

Prices quoted for middling grades in major markets show New York at 12.55 cents, New Orleans 12 cents, Liverpool 6.92 pence, Houston 12 cents, Galveston 125 16 cents, and Memphis 12 cents.

New York New Orleans Liverpool Houston Galveston Memphis

Spot Cotton Prices and Receipts Reported in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, Nov 2 Spot cotton edged up and steady across grades with middling at 12 3 4 cents. Sales on the spot and to arrive totaled 860 and 725 bales respectively. Recipts reached 12,935 with stock at 236,180 bales across grades from low ordinary to good middling including several nominal and fractional quotes.

New Orleans

COTTON PRICES AND SALES IN GALVESTON MARKET

Spot cotton closed firm with varying grades listed including low ordinary to good middling. Sales totaled 1432 bales f o b 400, receipts 25,871 bales, stock 454,461 bales. Prices per centum: low ordinary 8 3 16c, ordinary 9 13 16c, middling 12 5 16c, good middling 12 11 16c, middling fair 13 1 16c.

Galveston Tex

Spot market closes steady with cotton prices listed

Houston Tex November 21 spot market closes steady and unchanged sales 2680 bales forward 0 backed 169 bales shipments 20329 bales stock 144430 bales price tiers 7 8 9 11 12 12 13 cents for various grades low ordinary to mid and good middling noted with specifics on grades and ranges.

Houston Tex

Coffee futures steady in New York trade

New York on November 21 sees No. 7 Rio coffee futures hold steady as market contracts show December at 13.51 cents, March at 13.77 cents per pound amid stable demand.

New York Rio

Spot cotton closes steady in New York market

Spot cotton closed steady in New York with middling uplands at 12.55 and gulf at 12.80. Trading activity reported 1200 bales sold.

New York

Texas cotton inferior in quality claims

A letter to Commissioner Kane from W J Neale of Waco representing McFadden and Bro notes Texas cotton this year is very inferior in staple and spinning value compared with expectations. Kane attributes decline to long term cotton cultivation and soil fertility loss, warning other crops would deteriorate under similar farming.

Austin Tex Agriculture Kone W. J. Neale Waco McFadden & Bro.’ Agency Texas Neale Texas Department Kane

Cotton differences revised by New York Cotton Exchange

The New York Cotton Exchange committee completed its November revision of spot cotton differences for New York contracts. Penalties on two low grades increased slightly with strict low middling tinged at 85 points and low middling tinged at 200 points. A February meeting will review by‑laws and confirm tonight’s differences through then.

New York New York Cotton Exchange Committee

Stock market opens higher as bullish thrust lifts prices

New York stocks start trading with improved demand and fractional gains across many issues. Southern Pacific climbs, Union Pacific Reading Canadian Pacific St Paul Baltimore & Ohio and Smelting advance. broad speculation supports higher prices amid gold engagement news and stronger railroad performances.

New York Southern Pacific Union Pacific Reading Canadian Pacific St. Paul Baltimore & Ohio London Shorts Amalgamated Copper Io American Sugar Refining American Tel Tenace Atchison Anaconda Mining Company Env Mene Oe Atlantic Coast Line Brooklyn Rapid Transit Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago &Northwestern Chicago, Mil. & St. Paul Colorado Fuel & Tron Cessess Colorado & Southern Eeeenee Delaware & Hudson Seneeee Denver & Rio Grande Erie Teeneesens Bay General Electric Great Northern Great Northern Ore Illinois Central We Interborough-Met Phville Missouri, Kansas & Texas Lehigh Valley New York Central Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania

Trade Exports by Destination This Week

Exports to Great Britain total 107 132, to France 30 258, to the continent 88 069, and to Mexico and Japan 21 438. These figures summarize weekly foreign shipments.

Great Britain France Continent

New Haven Railroad Sells 40 Million Refunding Notes

The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad issues 40 million dollars in one year five percent notes sold to a banking syndicate led by J P Morgan Co. The move acts mainly as a refunding operation since 30 million of one year four percent notes mature early in 1913.

New York New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company J.P. Morgan & Co New Haven

Sugar and commodity prices steady in New York markets

Raw sugar held steady with Muscovado at 3.55 and centrifugals at 4.05 per hundredweight. Molasses sugar quoted at 3.30 and refined sugar quiet. Hides firm with Bogota at 0.298 and Central America at 0.284. Leather prices stable.

New York Muscovado Bogota Central America

London Financial Market Rates Report November 21

Consols for money 75 16 with 75 percent account. Bar silver steady at 29. Money rate 83 percent and short bills at 8 15 16. Three months bills 4 13 16.

London

Births Reported by Local Families This Month

To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kipp a boy born November 17 at seventh street. To Mr. and Mrs. Percy C. Jones a boy born November 15 at 504 Barrett street. To Mr. and Mrs. H. J. McCaffrey a girl born November 15 at 531 West Woodlawn avenue. To Mr. and Mrs. Jose Roel a boy born November 27 at 515 South Flores street. To Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Martyn a boy born November 14 at 1121 West Summit place. To Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gross a boy born November 4 at 125 Crosby street. To Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schunpf a girl born November 1 at 821 Austin street. To Mr. and Mrs. J. C. West a girl born November 20 at 310 Milam street. To Mr. and Mrs. E. Mabrito a boy born November 12 at 121 Kearney street.

Fred Kipp Seventh Street Percy C. Jones Barrett Street H. J. McCaffrey West Woodlawn Avenue Jose Roel South Flores Street W. M. Martyn West Summit Place Joe Gross Crosby Street Herman Schunpf Austin Street J. C. West Milam Street E. Mabrito Kearney Street

Burial Permits for Local Dwellers and Hospital Decedents

Burial permits list several local deaths with ages and locations of death. J C Black, 52, died November 18 at city hospital. Martin Anda Jr, 1, died November 19 at 911 San Fernando Street. Joseph Vailarnie, 44, died November 19 at 745 West Houston Street. Adolph Garcia, 28, died November 19 at city hospital. Jose Rios, 25, died November 19 at Palm Heights. Margarita Guerrero, 92, died November 18 at Bexar County Hospital.

J. C. Black City Hospital Martin Anda Jr San Fernando Street Joseph Vailarnie West Houston Street Adolph Garcia Jose Rios Palm Heights Margarita Guerrero Bexar County Hospital

Financial market snapshot from New York trade page

On November 21 the market showed steady government bonds and rising activity in mercantile paper. Prime sterling exchange remained firm with bankers bills at 4.84.90 for sixty days and 4.84.95 for demand. commercial bills quoted at 4,801 plus bar silver at 62½ cents per ounce and Mexican dollars at 48½ cents.

New York Stering Exchange

Money Rates Steady in New York Cash and Tim Loans

Market notes in New York on November 21 quote cash firm at 5 to 6 percent with closing bids and offers at 5 percent. Tim loans remain steady with rates for 60 days at 6 percent, 90 days at 5 to 6 percent, and six months around 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 percent.

New York

Commodity Prices Reported for Metals in New York

Copper markets show steady to firm tones with spot, November and December positions around 17.15 to 17.87 per unit. Tin trades near 49.45 to 49.80, Lead at 4.55, Spelter 7.40 to 7.60, Antimony dull at 42.50, and Iron unchanged.

New York Navy Lake Cookson

London copper and tin prices and St Louis metal rates

Copper quiet in London with spot at 78 pounds and futures at 78 pounds 15 shillings. Tin eases with spot 226 pounds 5s and futures 256 pounds 5s. Local sales 25 tons with lead at 18 pounds 2s 6d. St Louis metal reports lead steady at 4.50 and spelter firmer at 7.35.

London ST. Louis

Building Permits Report For Local Projects

Mrs G A Radcliff 7 room building West Woodlawn avenue 3000 B F Dillman 3 room dwelling Gerte wood street 200 Edward Simmang 2 room dwelling Wyoming street 100 G D Robbins alteration Ave C 100 B J Owens Lumber Co 5 room dwelling Hicks avenue 800 Miss Ruby Cox 5 room dwelling Aran Sas avenue 1400

G. A. Radcliff West Woodlawn Avenue B. F. Dillman Gerte Wood Street Edward Simmang Wyoming Street G. D. Robbins Ave. C B. J. Owens Lumber Co Hicks Avenue Ruby Cox Aran Sas Avenue

Spot Cotton Steady in Memphis Market

Memphis Spots notes cotton prices on November 21 as steady with middling grade at 12 3/4 cents per pound. No further market movement reported.

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